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Last resorts, library closures and special arrangements

Last updated: 07 January 2026

For SWIMS Network libraries, please email [email protected] if your status changes, and this list will be updated as soon as possible.

AYL
Has left the SWIMS Network – please do not apply.
BBHBBH library now closed. All stock has been transferred to CLN.
EJCVisited once per fortnight for printed stock; normal service for ejournals.

H07, H11, H16

H04, H05, H07, H16

Please treat H04, H05, H07 and H16 as last resort until the end of January 2026.

H07 – visited once per week for printed stock; normal service for journals (no print journals).

H11 – library is now permanently closed. All stock has been distributed to H04 or H05.

H16 – visited two or three times per week for printed stock; normal service for ejournals (no print journals).

HGM

HGM are not staffed for the moment and we are not able to make scans for document supply.

For book stock see http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
select Health Care Libraries – Horton General Hospital).

This library is permanent last resort.

LIT
We can supply books and articles from stock but there may be a longer turnaround than usual.
NBS48-hour turnaround.
NOC

NOC are not staffed for the moment and we are not able to make scans for document supply.

For book stock see http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
select Health Care Libraries – Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre)

This library is permanent last resort.

OXU:JR

OXU:JR are not staffed for the moment and we are not able to make scans for document supply.

This library is permanent last resort.

OXU:KC

OXU:KC are not staffed for the moment and we are not able to make scans for document supply.

This library is permanent last resort.

PLY Unable to supply print books published in the current year.
RDILibrary is now closed permanently – please do not apply.
SLHCurrently unable to access stock.
STRVisited once per fortnight for printed stock; normal service for ejournals.
SWASFTLast resort until further notice.
For South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust, please apply to PLY Plymouth (Discovery Library). Please state it is a SWASFT request when applying.
W18Last resort from 6-13 January 2025 due to renovations.
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